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davem

06-15-2009 02:56 PM

Five Reasons Tolkien Rocks

or "Why you can't get a proper Dark Lord anymore".
http://www.omnivoracious.com/2009/06...ocks.html#more Well worth a read

Hakon

06-15-2009 04:03 PM

Interesting blog post. I do not get the Why we can't get a proper dark lord anymore part. We just can't get that perfect one anymore. Now we get near perfect and suckish ones.

Kuruharan

06-15-2009 08:18 PM

That is a very interesting article. Its definitely something that we have discussed many times over here on the Downs.

And I have to say that I think 'great clomping foot of nerdism' has to be about the most hilarious things I've ever read.

I wish I could write something to earn a comment like that. ;)

Could I have my personal title changed to that? ;)

davem

06-15-2009 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hakon (Post 600114)

Interesting blog post. I do not get the Why we can't get a proper dark lord anymore part. We just can't get that perfect one anymore. Now we get near perfect and suckish ones.

Which is Mieville's point - Sic transit gloria mundi 'n' all that.

The Might

06-16-2009 04:26 PM

Nice post, I especially agree with points 3 and 4. :D

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